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I took this photo in the back lot of an American diner here in Regensburg. Naturally this is a good spot to find American cars, I need to check it out more often. There was also a humongous Dodge Ram somehow squeezed in there, and a Corvette circling to find a spot. US cars always look way out of proportion over here, it’s ridiculous.

Lived in Florence Italy for a while and occasionally an American car would appear from up North, usually Holland. Ridiculous is says it all. Even the occasional Volvo 245’s looked out of place. They looked like a full sized Pontiac in Boston next to Chevy II’s.

White wall tires are nearing extinction. The 14″ sizes that were standard on large American cars (225 75/14 etc.) are only available through specialty stores such as C9oker tires (ask me how I know…) Back in the day, black walls were grouped with dog dish hub caps, which was considered to be the “low cost/economical” option (meaning that you were cheap!) I never dreamed that there would be a problem getting my size tires…raised white letters are for muscle cars! On a ’50’s Cadillac?!? SACRILEGE!! Those cars were designed to look GOOD with whitewalls! The first car that I had black walls on and liked them, was my 1989 Honda Accord!